Curtain-pole ring.



No. 869,656. PATENTED 001329.11907.

J. A. RINGS.

CURTAIN POLE RING.

APPLICATION FILED Nov. 9, 190s.

z SHEETS-SHEET 2.

.TULUS A. RINGS, OF NEW YORK, N. Y.

CURTAIN-POLE RING.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Oct. 29, 1907.

Application filed November 9. 1905. Serial No. 286,595.

To all whom 'it may concern:

Be it known that l, .lomos A. Rines, a citizen ot' the UnitedV States, residing at New York, in the county oi' New York and State ot New York, have invented certain new and usetul Improvements in Gurtain-lole Rings, of which the following is a specitication.

The object of my invention is to provide a ring or hanger for curtains or portires, and it belongs to the class oi curtain pole rings which will readily slide along the pole when the curtain is suspended trom the rings. Rings oi this class are provided, usually, with small anti-friction wheels or rollers so the ring itseli will not bind on the pole.

My invention is designed to ob viate the use oi wheels or antii'rietion rollers in the rings, as such construction is costly, and, furthermore, the rollers or wheels become broken and easily get out oi order.

My invention consists oi' a wire bent to i'orm two rings, these rings being somewhat larger than the diameter oi the pole, and they are separated l'rom each other by a short interval. The wire body which. connects these two rings has an eye or loop intermediate the rings to which the curtain is attached. Rings et this class are also constructed so as to hold ythe curtains which are draped in the style known as the French ht'fadiiig, wherein the head or top oi the curtain projects above the pole, and in such cases the rings are provided with extensions or arms, both above and below the pole, or ring to which. the curtains are attached.

The object ot thus providing two parallel rings which are attached to each other, is to obviate the use ot' the roller bearings, since a double bearing ring will prevent sticking on the pole and will readily slide thereon. Furthermore the construction is cheaper, all oi' which will now be set forth in detail.

In the drawing, Figure l is a iront view ot a double wire-looped ring with upper and lower arm extensions. Fig. 2 is a side view of the same.` Fig. 3 is a side view oi' the preceding .ligure modified. Fig. i is a iront view ot a simple ring with a single eye. Fig. 5 is side view oi the Fig. (i is a iront view oi a modified torni showing the upper arms separated. Fig. 7 is a side view oi the same. Fig. 8 is a front view oi' a modilied iorm showing the upper arms separated and the lower arm projecting down centrally. Fig. 9 is a side view oi the same.

ln constructing my invention l provide a wire oi suitable gage which, -in general, is bent into two rings, which rings lie parallel with each other and are located a short distance apart. Thus, in Figs. l and 2 are show'n two loops 6, 7, separated a distance equal to about onehalt the diameter ol i the ring` These two rings are joined by the body ot' the wire which is bent downwardly and lap'ped, as at S, the lower end having an eye post-tl 9, to which the portion oi the curtain or portiere directly below the pole is attached. '.lhe terminals oi' the wire l0 are bent upwardly, each end being iormed into an eye ll, which eyes are lapped together and have attached thereto the head or top oi the depending curtain.

ln Fig. 'l l show the lower projecting limbs extending down tangentially to the pole, at one side, and the terminals extend upwardly also tangentially to the pole. lu Fig. 3 the lower projecting arm ll projects radially, and the upper arm .1.3 tangentially, or they may both extend trom the rings radially.

lhe simple iorm ot constructing the ring is shown in Figs. il and 5, wherein two rings or loops l-l, l5, are joined by the body oi the wire 1G, and midway between the rings is a dowmvaidly-projecting loop i7 to which the curtain is attached.

ln Figs. ti and 7, the lower' intermediate loop i8 projects down tangentially, while the upper arms lt), 20, project up vertically on a tangenti-.1l line, one at the. iront and the other at the rear side oi the pole so that short curtains 2l may be attached to their upper arms, and thus completely hide the pole and connections. ln Figs. 8 and Si the two upper arms 22, L3, arc also tangential to the body oi' the rings but the loop 211 projects down radially.

lt is obvious that all ol these lorms may readily be provided with this construction oi ring with slight modifications, and that the ring so made will readily slide along the pole without requiring any antii'riction rollers or wheels.

What ,l claim as new, is:

l. A curtaiirpole ring, comprising a pair ot" rings separated and held in proper relation by the wire body, this lzody beingbent downwardly, and provided with :in eye, and the ends ot' the wire bent upwardly and provided with :in c ve. as sei forth.

L. A curtain-pele ring. comprising a pair of rings scparated :ind held in proper relation by the body ot the wire, an eye i'ormed in the wireI midway between :ind below the two rings. and an eye in each terminal above the rings, as set i'orth.

Il, A curtain-pole ring. comprising`- :i single wire forming two parallel rings, means t'or attachingl :i main curtain to the body ot' the rings l low. and [or attaching short curtains above said ring., :is set t'ort'h.

t. A curtain-pole ringl comprisingl transversely extending means adapted to encircle a curtainrpole and contact with widely separated portions theroot, and means centrally disbolli above and below said transverse encircling adapted tor securing :i curtain thereto, whereby any strain communicated to said curtain securing means is evenly distributed. substantially as described.

ln testimony whereot' i :iilix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

iiltIlliS JULlUS A. RINGS.

Witnesses .'IonN D. Wnininnn, J. S. Zanini. 

